It's still technically possible that Palace go down and both us and Swansea stay up. Not ****ing happening though.
I get what you're saying and I think Silva is brilliant too. But as someone else said we didn't play the top clubs at home. That would have dented his record. I would think with management the longer your at it the worse your record gets.
I disagree, I think with a pre-season and time to select proper targets (rather than trying to cobble something together in a couple of weeks), he'd have done even better, I suspect there's plenty of clubs out there who'll see him as someone who's likely to at least get them in the top ten.
Hope: Sunderland v Swansea - Draw Palace v City - Away Win Swansea v West Brom - Home Win City v Spurs - Home win Man Utd - Crystal Palace - Home win Finish 16th and Palace go down. Expectation: Sunderland v Swansea - Away Win Palace v City - Draw Swansea v West Brom - Draw City v Spurs - Draw Pretty much down after Sunday barring a massive goal swing on the final day leading to a drab 0-0 draw with spurs.
Which players are likely to leave if City do go down? Niasse Omar Elabdellaoui N'Diaye Grosiki Markovic Ranocchia Plus Maguire, Robertson likely to go?
Add Mbokani to the returning loanees list. Potentially, you can add Hernandez, Jakupovic, Dawson, McGregor and Huddlestone to the list (all in their last year). Maloney, Bruce and Lenihan will also be released.
Even if we do get relegated? You would think that they would be useful squad players in the Championship? Jakupovic would stay, and maybe Dawson as cannot see Premiership teams coming in for them
nah, ehab will asset strip remember? we'll be playing for the John Smiths trophy in the Evostick league in a few seasons............ mark my words!
Dawson is more likely to stay than the others, I think Jakupovic has attracted plenty of attention and will interest other clubs. Bruce has effectively gone already, Lenihan hasn't played for two years and though I think he's a decent player, I think he'll go and there's a chance with Maloney, but only 50/50.
Sorry if this has already been mentioned on here, but my biggest fear is it we go down , that we will turn into another Blackburn/Blackpool, which after what we've achieved in the last 15 years or so would be something of a tragedy and an insult to all who love and care about the club, and all because of the ego's of certain person's( cant bring myself to mention they name's) what is more galling than anything is the thought of what might have been,if we had a more stable regime at the helm.
City will beat Palace on Sunday. Seen 11 defeats away and 1 draw so far so this is our nailed on due win What happens after that who knows Not worried if we go down Lots of good yorkshire derbys if we do As for manager and players next season who knows. ? Marco is a decent Manager But his away record is not so good . Roll on Sunday
I would go further and say his away record is pretty hopeless. Is it currently 2 points from 9 games in the PL since he arrived?
What would you say if we had a manager who had the team in 8th place and on 43 points two months before the season ended but finished 10th with 45 points? Pulis' next match is against a Chelsea side needing one win to become Champions. I'd say given his recent performances he needs something from his last two matches. Hopefully that will be against Swansea City.
I'd say he deserves the freedom of the city with that squad. After beating Arsenal and the drawing with Man U I expect the team were shot. As I expect he used very few players.
I believe if we got to the final weekend with it in our hands we would beat Spurs , I just think the problem lies within the first part of that
Same for Phil Brown? He beat Arsenal, Spurs and West Ham in our first season in the Premier League. His record in the last two months was similar to Pulis'. Phil Brown, Hull City's greatest manager?
